Method for geocoding a perspective image

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EP 1 788 349 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	11.07.2007 Bulletin 2007/28

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	23.05.2007 Bulletin 2007/21

(21)	Application number: 06077050.0

(22)	Date of filing: 20.11.2006

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G01C 11/04^(2006.01)

G06T 3/00^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK YU

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Priority:

22.11.2005 US 285248

(71)	Applicant: The Boeing Company
	Chicago IL 66066-2016 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	Oldroyd, Lawrence A. St. Louis, MO 63146 (US)

(74)	Representative: Land, Addick Adrianus Gosling et al
	Arnold & Siedsma Sweelinckplein 1 2517 GK Den Haag 2517 GK Den Haag (NL)

(54)	Method for geocoding a perspective image

(57) A method for geographically registering a perspective image of a location assigns elevation values to elements or pixels of a two dimensional array of image elements or pixels of the location. The elevation value for each image pixel is obtained using a corresponding database stored reference digital elevation model, or a three dimensional surface model of the location. The reference elevation model or surface model is composed of rows and columns of elevation values corresponding to two dimensions of location values at a sensed location shown in the image, or is composed of a three dimensional surface or volume model of the location, such as a computer-aided design model or any other means of describing the three dimensional characteristics of the sensed location.

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